Excitation energy transfer in the LHC-II trimer: From carotenoids to chlorophylls in space and time

Photosynthesis Research

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 195-207

  Martiskainen, Jari ^a   Kananavičius, Robertas ^a   Linnanto, Juha ^a   Lehtivuori, Heli ^b   Keränen, Mika ^c   Aumanen, Viivi ^a   Tkachenko, Nikolai ^b   Korppi Tommola, Jouko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Carotenoid; Chlorophyll; Excitation energy transfer; Exciton calculation; Femtosecond spectroscopy; Fluorescence up conversion; Light harvesting complex II

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; CHLOROPHYLL; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; ENERGY TRANSFER; KINETICS; LIGHT HARVESTING SYSTEM; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; SPINACH; SUNLIGHT;

CAROTENOIDS; CHLOROPHYLL; ENERGY TRANSFER; KINETICS; LIGHT-HARVESTING PROTEIN COMPLEXES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANT PROTEINS; SPINACIA OLERACEA; SUNLIGHT;

SPINACIA OLERACEA;

EID: 79953853319     PISSN: 01668595     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11120-011-9626-4     Document Type: Article

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